Updates & maintenance
Keep the installed app current, manage storage and understand what survives an update.
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How updates work#
Installed copies check the public GitHub release feed after startup and periodically while running. The current updater waits about one minute after launch, then checks roughly every six hours.
A newer stable release is downloaded in the background and staged for the next start. A running dictation is not interrupted by an automatic restart. The app reports when an update is ready.
Check or apply an update#
- Open Settings → General → Updates.
- Choose Check now.
- If a new version is staged, finish your current work and choose Restart and update, or let it apply on the next start.
- Check the displayed version after reopening.
If checking fails while offline or because the release service cannot be reached, local dictation can continue. Try again later. A source build reports that updates apply to installed copies; it does not silently replace your development checkout.
What happens to your data#
The installer updates files under %LOCALAPPDATA%\TawkTypeApp\. Settings and models live separately under %LOCALAPPDATA%\TawkType\, so an application update does not intentionally replace them.
Keep a backup of vocabulary you rely on. If an update changes available controls, this documentation follows the current project implementation; an older installed release may not yet match it.
Manage storage#
Use Settings → Transcription to see and remove downloaded models. Use History retention or deletion to manage stored dictation text. These are separate controls: removing a speech model does not clear history, and clearing history does not remove a model.
Use General → Open data folder to inspect the files. Model downloads are normally the largest part. After deleting a model, download the one required by your selected engine before expecting dictation to work again.
Removing TawkType#
Uninstall through Windows Settings → Apps. Local models, history, vocabulary, preferences and the stored key are kept by default.
To remove local data with the app, first tick Settings → General → Delete all of this if I uninstall TawkType and click Save. To clear the stored data while keeping the app installed, use Delete my data… on the same page.
The Uninstall & delete data guide explains both choices, what is removed and how to check for leftover files.